Bears vs Ravens: Week 6 Preview with Ebony Bird
We’ve enlisted the help of Ebony Bird for our Bears vs Ravens Week 6 preview.
The Chicago Bears will take the Mitchell Trubisky show on the road in Week 6, heading to Baltimore to take on the 3-2 Ravens. The rookie quarterback showed promise in his debut on Monday night, but now the Bears will get to see how the kid responds in a harsh environment on the road.
On the other sideline, you’ve got veteran Joe Flacco who’s been in the league for a decade. He’s never been spectacular, but he’s solid and steady, much like this Ravens team. A lot of familiar faces are gone from the Ravens, but Terrell Suggs still anchors a dangerous Ravens defense.
The Ravens are very much in contention for their division while the Bears are just trying to gain respectability while they develop their quarterback of the future. If there’s a bright side, the Bears are 1-0 against the AFC this season, so who know? To help us with the Bears vs Ravens Week 6 preview, we’ve enlisted the help of Chris Schisler of Ebony Bird to give us some extra insight on the Baltimore Ravens. Chris closed his message to me, thanking the Bears for beating the Steelers.
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1. You’re welcome for beating the Steelers. Speaking about the AFC North, it seems to have regressed a bit over the last couple of years. I know it’s still pretty early in the season, but handicap the division race for me. It’s clearly a two-horse race between the Ravens and Steelers as both Ohio teams seem stuck at the gate. Who takes the division and can they make any noise in a tough AFC field?
The Ravens lost to the Steelers, which would give Pittsburgh the driver seat in the division. However, the Steelers look like a flawed team. Their success comes from three superstars. Ben Roethlisberger is just off right now. Le’Veon Bell doesn’t seem to have the magic. Bell hasn’t snapped out of it, he just caught the Ravens without Brandon Williams. The Steelers are vulnerable and they could continue to slip against the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Ravens have the easiest portion of their schedule coming up. The Bears should be a win (sorry, it should). Rookie quarterbacks don’t do well at M&T Bank Stadium. The Vikings on the road isn’t overly daunting. The Miami Dolphins are a disaster. The Titans are tough, but they are beatable even in Tennessee. The Ravens should be either 6-2 or 5-3 at the end of this stretch. On top of an easier schedule, the Ravens have figured some things out with their big win in Oakland. The Ravens can take control of this division, but we still have to see if they’ll be consistent enough to do it.